Chino Yoshio Blog

December 11, 2024 "Thank you for your comments"

Thank you for your comments on the video. I will refrain from replying to each one individually. I would like to use the suggestions you have given me in my future activities.

August 17, 2024 "About remixing and reworking my songs"

If you would like to remix or rework my songs and release them, please contact me. Recently, there has been an increase in cybercrime where people download songs from YouTube or SoundCloud, change the title on distribution services, and illegally register them. Once your remix (rework) is complete, please distribute it on CD Baby or DistroKid, etc. When you submit a remix, an inspector may ask you if you have permission from the original creator. If you contact me, I would like to help you register this data. Nowadays, things get complicated with the advent of Content ID and other copyright auto-detection features. At least CD Baby uses this feature. If data with the same audio but different metadata is registered, it will be judged as spam by the distribution service. I think that if you register with a digital distribution service before it is illegally registered by cybercriminals, you can prevent illegal copies. I would like you not to distribute only on Bandcamp or SoundCloud. Remixes and reworks of my songs cannot be registered in systems such as Content ID to avoid misidentification. If possible, I would like you to remix or rework my song in a way that the automatic identification function will not mistake it as my song.

September 29, 2024 “Can I use your song?”

Please contact me so I can allow you to use it as long as it is not fraudulent. Please purchase the data on iTunes, Bandcamp, etc. For your Instagram reels or YouTube short videos, I would like you to choose a song from my posts.

December 14, 2024 “Are you going to release it on vinyl or CD?”

Thanks for the suggestion. Releasing on vinyl or CD is difficult for me at the moment. I wish there was a service that would produce vinyl or CD for me, something like postcard drop shipping. It's difficult for me to make a profit from selling merchandise in my current position.

August 25, 2024 “About licensing”

If you are interested in licensing, please contact me. You can also contact CD Baby Licensing. My music is not registered any PRO. By the way, I have been asked to use my songs in Instagram ads, so I have withdrawn my song registration from Instagram's "Audio" category. When I register a song in Instagram's "Audio" category, the song is also registered in Instagram and Facebook's automatic copyright identification function. To be honest, I did not register my song because I do not know how this function works on Instagram. For the same reason, I have not registered my song with YouTube's Content ID. In September 2024, TikTok will also start using the automatic identification function. So far, no one has wanted to distribute my songs in TikTok ads, so I will register my song on TikTok as a trial. However, the album in which I chose "Classical - Piano Solo" as the subgenre is set up so that it cannot be distributed on TikTok by CD Baby.

September 15, 2024 “I will be going to Japan (Kyoto) soon. Can you recommend some live music venues?”

I apologize, but I will refrain from replying to messages regarding live music venues.

October 6, 2024 "Sine Wave Version Piano Setting"

Prepare a 440Hz sine wave.
Map it into a sampler (Root Key : A3).
Modify a filter
Layer 1
(Attack:3ms,Hold:0ms,Decay:4kms,
Sustain:-inf dB,Release:400ms)
Layer 2
(Attack:5ms,Hold:3ms,Decay:80ms,
Sustain:-96dB,Release:24ms)
I use Kontakt, but you can recreate this in any common sampler.

December 29, 2024 "Why do you work in mechanical design?"

When I was young, I couldn't find a job in music, so I chose to work in mechanical design because Kyoto has many machine factories. Now, I continue to work in mechanical design because I want to make use of the mechanical design skills I once acquired. The term "two-sword style" is popular these days, but in my case, I wouldn't say I'm in a position to call it that.

October 6, 2024 "193193 Meaning"
“193193” means hex color #193193 and Ikkyu-san (Zen Buddhist monk). I live in the area where Ikkyu-san spent his later years.

August 11, 2024 "I was preparing a website to sell merchandise"
I was preparing a website to sell merchandise, but the plan to automate tax procedures would cost $300 a month, so I'll give up on that for now.

July 28, 2024 "Breathing techniques"
I practice breathing techniques for mental training.

September 23, 2023 "Deleted Twitter(X) and Facebook Page accounts"
I have deleted my Twitter(X) and Facebook page accounts.

September 18, 2021 "Background"
I was born in Chiba, but moved to Kyotanabe in southern Kyoto when I was three years old. I started learning the electric organ in Kyotanabe. When I was in the fifth grade of elementary school, I learned how to compose in order to participate in the Yamaha Junior Original Concert regional competition, which is what prompted me to continue composing. When I was in high school, I joined the brass band and dreamed of becoming a jazz saxophonist, but when I entered university and joined a jazz club, I realized that this was not what I wanted to do, so I created piano solo pieces. "The Letter to You" and "Beauty and Truth" are songs I composed around that time. I sent demos to record companies and other places, but I didn't get a good response. I only had three songs used in an idol's image video, and I couldn't get a job as a musician, so I went to a vocational school to learn CAD drawing. The following year, I got a job as a contract employee at a machine manufacturer and learned the basics of machine design. During that time, I was inspired by Mercedes-Benz compilations and sent a demo to them, and in 2008, Mixed Tape24 selected my song "Yoakemae (Before Dawn)". After that, I was laid off due to the Lehman Shock(the 2008 financial crisis), but I continued working as a mechanical designer and making music.

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